Campfire
Specimen Telemetry & Parameters
- Trader Value
- 0
- Weight
- 10u
- INT to Recognize
- 3
- INT to Craft
- 4
- Decay Timer
- 15 min
- Inventory Usable
- No
- Recipe / Acquisition
- Any item with - (1) Firestarter quality - At least 1% condition Any item with (x3) - (1) Flammable quality
- Clinical & Survival Role
- Deployable heat source (20 Heat source quality, 15 min burn duration) critical for warming up and cooking.
Campfire Field Specification & Classification
Within the Release 1.0 equipment manifest of Casualties: Unknown, the campfire specimen is cataloged as a high-priority survival resource for deep subterranean expeditions. Field telemetry confirms that maintaining dedicated campfire reserves in accessible container slots prevents acute medical or logistical emergencies from escalating during vertical cave traversal. Expeditions descending from the Gravel Lands toward deeper subterranean strata rely on campfire whenever standard scavenging runs encounter resource scarcity, structural hazards, or severe physical trauma.
Acquisition, Crafting & Clinical Deployment Protocol
Survivors obtain Campfire primarily via Scavenged from structural containers or traded at outpost kiosks. Before committing Campfire to an active slot, operators must account for its specific operational hazard profile: Improper deployment under trauma or high encumbrance can delay stabilization. Executing a clean inspection in the limb and torso diagnostic console before using Campfire prevents wasted charges, secondary tissue complications, or fatal encumbrance penalties while traversing vertical shafts.
Loadout Synergy & Comparative Expedition Alternatives
In balanced descent loadouts, Campfire pairs effectively with Blueprint (Tech & Knowledge) and Canteen (Fluid Containers) to cover both routine traversal and emergency stabilization. When trader stock or container rolls do not yield Campfire, seasoned scavengers substitute Chips or conserve mass for deeper biome transitions where resupply kiosks are absent.